Soon I’ll be heading for the airport. I’ve already printed out the boarding pass for my Seattle flight – the miracle of online booking. As a “sorry you’re on your own for 7 weeks” gift I bought Martin the World of Warcraft game. Now we have broadband he can play it. WoW went down a treat. He entered the office with the box clutched in his fist, and only emerged infrequently afterwards. It will take some of the sting out of my extended absence. I will miss Martin a great deal. He has been incredibly supportive of my career decisions throughout our relationship, and I consider myself lucky and blessed…